Terms and conditions

By using this web site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the Terms of Use.

Terms of use:

The SKA South Africa (SKA SA) makes every effort to ensure that the information available on this site is accurate but it cannot guarantee the accuracy of such information, nor can it guarantee that information on this site and related links is always up to date.

The SKA SA or any associated person, organisation or other related entity accepts no responsibility for any application, use or interpretation contained on this site and disclaims all liability for direct, indirect or consequential damages or loss resulting from the use of information displayed on this site.

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall the SKA SA be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, including, but not limited to, loss of data or profit, arising out of the use, or the inability to use, the materials on this web site, even if the SKA SA or its authorised representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

If any person(s) and or organisation(s)’ use of materials from this web site results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment or data, the person(s) and or organisation(s) concerned assume any costs thereof.

Links on the SKA SA web site identify resources and links to other web sites that would appear useful to our readers. However, such references and links do not constitute any endorsement by the SKA SA of the products, services or information therein.

The copyright in all material provided on this web site is held by the SKA SA or by the original creator of the material.

Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute and download the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials.

You also may not, without the SKA SA’s permission, “mirror” any material contained on this web site on any other server. This permission terminates automatically if you breach any of these terms or conditions.

Any unauthorised use of any material contained on this web site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

Any material, information or idea you transmit to or post on this web site by any means will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary, and may be disseminated or used by the SKA SA for any purpose whatsoever.

Privacy Policy

Our commitment to privacy

Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices.

The information we collect

This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the NRF website. On some pages you can make requests and register to receive information. The types of personal information collected on these pages are:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Company

The way we use information

We do not share this information with outside parties.

We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.

Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.

Our commitment to data security

To prevent unauthorised access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How to contact us

Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please call us on +27 (0)12 481-4000 or send us an email at info@nrf.ac.za.

Overview

SKA South Africa, a Business Unit of the National Research Foundation, is leading South Africa’s involvement in the SKA on behalf of the Department of Science & Technology.

SARAO

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) is a National Facility managed by the National Research Foundation and incorporates all national radio astronomy telescopes and programmes. Find out more